BIRTH WARS

By Janet JARMAN

FEELSALES - as SALES All rights, World

Female director - Completed 2019

Told through deeply personal stories in the trenches of the healthcare sector, “Birth Wars” chronicles a power struggle between doctors and midwives in Mexico about whose vision of childbirth should prevail.

Festivals
& Awards

New York Latino Film Festival 2020
Best Documentary
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Female director, Social issues, Documentary
    • Countries
    • MEXICO
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 73 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Janet JARMAN
    • Producer(s)
    • Filip LEIN (TONALA PRODUCTIONS)
    • Synopsis
    • Told through deeply personal stories in the trenches of the healthcare sector, “Birth Wars” chronicles a power struggle between doctors and midwives in Mexico about whose vision of childbirth should prevail. The film takes viewers on a journey into two worlds riven by prejudices and antagonism and explores how building bridges between these worlds could help save lives.